Der Hammer (Markus Schleidt) will be proudly wearing The Ronnie for the next 12 months!

 Der Hammer came to Oktoberfest so excited to return to the land of his birth.  Markus hails from Heidelberg, but he was just as at home in The Himmel Der Bayern in Munich.  Der Hammer was all smiles even before he arrived in Germany. He was so excited to be a part of the Hacker Herren.  I think he smiled for 72 straight hours and spread good cheer and coziness for three straight days.  He personifies "gemutlichkeit". We are all so proud to call him a ROY. He is a rookie in the tent, but he's no rookie.  We're already looking forward to welcoming him back again and again.  

Goldie and His Huge Smile Are Wearing the HAM Vest for 2026

Goldie has joined the proud wearers of the HAM Vest as the 2026 winner of the Veteran of the Year!  This was Goldies 12th year in the Himmel Der Bayern and he was very proud to don the vest.  Goldie lights up the space that he is in with his infectous smile and he spreads gemutlichkeit all around.   Congrats Goldie.  Wear the vest with pride!

 

Hacker Herren will be in the Himmel Der Bayern Sept 24-26, 2026

Join the legendary Hacker Herren in the Hacker Festzelt for the middle weekend of 2026, where over 100 fine gentlemen will once again raise steins and eyebrows. This marks the 34th anniversary of our first Oktoberfest invasion, with Ken “Hasselhoff” Bloom toasting his 30th appearance. Our crew is a wild blend of young bucks and “seasoned” veterans hailing from across the US, with big contingents from the SF Bay Area, Chicago, Cincinnati, and an ever-growing Floridian faction. Over 600 have pledged allegiance to the cause, forming a brotherhood that spans guys in thier first jobs, first responders, military heroes, business moguls, craftsmen, executives, and basically every other character you’d expect at a festival fueled by beer and bravado. Cheers to tradition, camaraderie, and questionable dance moves!

David Newell (BiL) had a blast inside the tent and even prior to arriving in Munich. He clearly earned the coveted "RONNIE" hat as ROY

 

Can you believe Blackout has been to Ofest every year since his rookie year in 2008? That's why he's HAM 25!

 

A HUGE thank you to Bad Monkey and Pudge for hosting an awesome awards ceremony

 

Our great friend and LEGEND in the tent Christian said hello to everybody on Friday night

 

Feli and Ben, famous social media stars joined us in the Hacker Festzelt on Saturday night!!

 

Bad Monkey is Training all Over the World 24/7/365

 

The Legends Know How to Train

Mav and Germany and future ROY's

The Metheney Brothers

Roy '05 Dicker

Shady, Seven, Spartico

Pocket

Ze in Espana

Tucker may be playing for the other team

 

Sparky and Alan

Mini Mart is always training
on and off the course

The Hoff Training Tour

With NFL HOF'er Anthony Munoz, NFL Kicker Jim Breech, and Bad Monkey

Goldie in S. Carolina

Hoff with Fu at his home Biergarten in Dallas

Hasselhoff and the Midwest Mafia @ Wrigley Field

 

Training is real for our Rookies

French Silk with his two Rookies

 

El Dorado Hills (Sacramento area) Rookies

Our Men know how to Train For Ofest 2025

 

Cubs Game with Midwest Mafia

Rookie from Pacific Pschorr-Coop!

Berghof-Chicago

The Rookie of the Year Award will now be called "The Ronnie"

In honor of our good friend and Rookie of the Year in 2006 Ronnie Mimran, we have renamed the Rookie of the Year award, "The Ronnie."  To commerate this, we've created a new green hat that will stay with Ronnie at his home as a symbol of this honor.  An identical hat will be embroidered each year with the name of "The Ronnie" winner.  Prost to Ronnie and to many more years of friendship and "gemutlichkeit!"

Father and Son win the HAM and ROY 24!!

 

Dee and Cowboy earned our two coveted awards this year. Dee was the HAM and Cowboy won the ROY award.  Cowboy sang every song at the top of his lungs and made friends all around.  Dee hasn't missed Ofest since he joined the Hacker Herren in 2007!  Prost and congratulations to Daryl and Jordan Sequeira

Mini Naval Academy Reunion at Ofest 24

 Thanks to the eight guys from USNA '95 who attended Ofest 2024 with the Hacker Herren.  What a great group of men.  I'm so proud to have them as a huge part of the Hacker Herren.

Fathers and Sons bond together at Ofest 24

 We had 40 dads and sons attend together in 2024.  This has become a great bonding experience for so many fathers and sons.  We've even had 3 generations attend with the Hacker Herren, just not all at the same time (yet!).

Training for Ofest 24 in Chicago at Cubs game

From the Wrigley Rooftops. Thanks to Roy 10, Nick Demchenko for sponsoring this event

A few pregame beers at Murphys Bar

What's better than taking a scooter with a rookie to the next bar?  What could possibly go wrong?

Great evening at Prost Bar to finish things up

Bay Area Reunion with 45 guys was a great time! Some oldtimers and some rookies...

Ever been to a party with over 100 people and you don't know a single soul? Meet Andy "Ash" Ashley ROY 23

Ash arrived at ORD to go to Oktoberfest with over 100 guys that he doesn't know because he's heard from Todd Bauman what a great group of guys this is. Todd's passport expires soon so the airline won't let him board the plane. This doesn't stop Ash, he decides to go to the party with the Hacker Herren anyways. So, now Ash doesn't know even one person when he boards the plane. He immediately makes friends on the flight over as some of the Hacker Herren are also on the flight. Next, he arrives in the tent and starts making friends immediately. His smile is infectious. His tattoos are numerous. And the number of friends he made during the three days exceeds 100!! He ran around one day wearing a chicken suit trying to make new friends and bring them into the Hacker Festzelt to enjoy the Hacker Herren. This shows the big spirit of "gemutlichkeit" that he clearly understands and embraces. Wear the hat with pride, Ash. You deserve it! Congratulations